Did you actually know that you could buy a Tesla Model 3 for the current equivalent of 24,288 liters of fuel (1.77 euros/litre)? The most wasteful car in this ranking would have blown through the almost 43,000 euros in a mere 60,720 kilometers with an average of 40 liters per 100 kilometers.
American megalomania
To answer the question of how people could ever think that consuming 40 liters and more is okay, you have to look at gas prices in the USA. In the early 1970s, gas in the States cost 35 cents (equivalent to $2.51 today) per gallon, or 3.8 liters. So we’re talking about 3.70 US dollars (equivalent to 26.59 US dollars in 2022) for 100 kilometers of blubber fun.
So it is less surprising that the first place in this ranking comes from exactly this time and consumed 43.5 liters while cruising.
But even newer generations were probably distracted when school was about thrift. Because even the Bugatti Veyron, which the Volkswagen subsidiary built from 2005, likes to need a combined 24 liters per 100 kilometers, and even almost 40 in built-up areas.
Full on twelve
Performance turns out to be a poor indicator of possible consumption – a look at the displacement and the number of cylinders is more worthwhile. Because all consumption monsters have one thing in common: Nothing works under V8, V12 is considered the crown of creation.
Most of the vehicles in this ranking are real icons of automotive history, despite the indecent emission values. Names like Viper, Hummer, Charger, Veyron or Countach have cult status, the brutal bill at the pump is often ignored. The high prices for used cars can hardly be explained otherwise.
Only the inglorious Aston Martin Lagonda falls out of line. 660 vehicles were built, optically both versions took a lot of getting used to. The same applies to its consumption, because the Lagonda V8 swallows a good 26 liters driven with a lead foot.